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==Spanish== |
==Spanish== |
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'''San Diego''' |
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{{wikipedia|Didacus of Alcalá}} |
{{wikipedia|Didacus of Alcalá}} |
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===Etymology=== |
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From '''[[Santiago]]''', a combination of "Sant’ Iago", "Saint James". ''Sant'' is from Latin ''[[Sanctus]]'', "holy" or "saint". ''Iago'' is a northwestern Spanish form from Latin ''[[Jacobus]]'', "James". The name ''Diego'' is sometimes confused with the Latin name ''[[Didacus]]''. |
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===Proper noun=== |
===Proper noun=== |
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# The name Saint |
# The name Saint Diego (''Sant’ [[Iago]]'', Saint James of Alcalá), sometimes also confused or connected with the Latin name '''[[Didacus]]'''. |
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# Places named after Saint Diego. |
# Places named after Saint Diego. |
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===Related Terms=== |
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*[[Iago]] |
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*[[Jacome]] |
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*[[Jaime]] |
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===References=== |
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Revision as of 16:48, 25 September 2008
English
Proper noun
- A city in southwest California.
- Places named after Saint Diego (acquired from Spanish)
Spanish
Etymology
From Santiago, a combination of "Sant’ Iago", "Saint James". Sant is from Latin Sanctus, "holy" or "saint". Iago is a northwestern Spanish form from Latin Jacobus, "James". The name Diego is sometimes confused with the Latin name Didacus.
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) San Diego
- The name Saint Diego (Sant’ Iago, Saint James of Alcalá), sometimes also confused or connected with the Latin name Didacus.
- Places named after Saint Diego.
Related Terms